Abstract
A vast array of industries routinely uses enzymes to reduce environmental toxicity and to improve the quality of product. Apart from their conventional role in textile and food industries to remove hydrogen peroxide, enzymes like catalases are being used for novel applications as in the development of biosensors. However, being biological in nature, these enzymes are prone to degradation; they are vulnerable to pH and temperature changes that affect their effectiveness. This inconsistent behavior of natural enzymes at high temperatures and pH conditions makes them unsuitable for commercial use. Artificial enzymes are synthesized to compensate the drawbacks of natural enzymes. Metal oxide nanoparticles are prominent among these artificial enzymes. In the current study, iron oxide nanozymes (Fe3O4 NZs) were synthesized from the fruit peel extract of pomegranate using microwave-assisted extraction. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) confirmed the cubical structure of the synthesized Fe3O4 NZs. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy/selected area electron diffraction (HR-TEM/SAED) revealed an average particle size of 17.8 ± 6.5 nm. The nanoparticle was further characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Further, the enzyme-mimicking activities of the Fe3O4 NZs were tested using peroxidase, catalase, and superoxide dismutase (SOD)-mimicking assays, revealing that the green-synthesized Fe3O4 NZs are good mimics of natural enzymes. This is the first report on the green synthesis, characterization and multi-enzyme-mimicking activity study of metal oxide nanozymes synthesized from the extract of pomegranate fruit peel.
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Abbreviations
- Fe3O4 NZs:
-
Iron oxide nanozymes
- XRD:
-
X-ray diffraction spectroscopy
- FT-IR:
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Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
- DLS:
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Dynamic light scattering
- XPS:
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X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
- HR-TEM:
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High-resolution transmission electron microscopy
- SAED:
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Selected-area electron diffraction
- SEM:
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Scanning electron microscope
- EDAX:
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Energy-dispersive analysis of X-rays
- SOD:
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Superoxide dismutase
- OPD:
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O-Phenylenediamine
- TMB:
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3,3',5,5'-Tetramethylbenzidine
- HRP:
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Horseradish peroxidase
- MAE:
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Microwave-assisted extraction
- LC–MS:
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Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry
- TA:
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Terephthalic acid
- DMF:
-
Dimethylformamide
- HE:
-
Hydroethidine
- GAE:
-
Gallic acid equivalent
- AAE:
-
Ascorbic acid equivalent
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The authors are thankful to Dr. Amitava Mukherjee, Professor, Higher Academic Grade & Director, CNBT, VIT for his mentorship, support, and valuable suggestions and to Dr. N Chandra Sekaran, Professor, Higher Academic Grade, CNBT, VIT for the facilities provided for the study. Characterization of the nanoparticles was carried out using sophisticated analytical instruments available at prestigious institutes across the country. FT-IR was done at CNBT, VIT; XRD at SAIF, Chandigarh; TEM SAED at STIC, Kochi; LCMS at SAIF, IIT Mumbai; SEM-EDAX and VSM at SAIF, IITM, Madras; XPS at SASTRA University. All the help rendered are duly acknowledged.
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This work was supported by grant from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, in the form of project fund (SR/WOS-A/LS-371/2017).
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Mundekkad, D., Alex, A.V. Analysis of structural and biomimetic characteristics of the green-synthesized Fe3O4 nanozyme from the fruit peel extract of Punica granatum. Chem. Pap. 76, 3863–3878 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-022-02130-2
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